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volunteer

denver botanic gardens volunteerVolunteers are essential to our mission of connecting people with plants. Each year more than 1,100 volunteers donate their time to help in virtually every area of the Gardens, and our gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield and Mount Goliath.

Volunteers provide diverse expertise and experience to our programs, gardens, research efforts, customer experiences and special events. In turn, volunteers work alongside expert staff and have many opportunities for learning and gaining experience.

Volunteering opportunities:

How To Become a Denver Botanic Gardens Volunteer:

  1. You must be at least 16 years old.
  2. Fill out a volunteer form here.
  3. Once your application is received, you will be contacted to schedule an initial interview with a placement coordinator.

If you are a current Denver Botanic Gardens volunteer and would like to view your volunteer profile, please click here.

View our Winter 2009 Volunteer Newsletter

Volunteer opportunities offer something for everyone, regardless of age, background, or areas of interest. Personal satisfaction for helping others is guaranteed. I always leave feeling better than when I came.”
Peg, volunteer

 

high-altitude gardener

Planting a garden this spring?
We know that gardening can be
challenging given Denver
and Colorado’s high
altitude. Denver
Botanic Gardens has
created a database of plants
that thrive in our climate. And you can post your own photos!

Search the database

what's blooming?

See the Gardens now!
Winter is a wonderful time to visit the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory. And purple Iris reticulata are blooming outside next to brilliant yellow crocuses--a sure sign of  spring approaching. See highlights of what's blooming in March

York Street has a new café!
Visit Offshoots for
breakfast, lunch
or an afternoon
snack. Enjoy a
latte, surf the
Web via free Wi-Fi
(compliments of Qwest Communications), work remotely and relax in one of the cushy chairs or at the laptop bar that looks out on vistas of gardens.
More details on Offshoots